The French ornithologist Jean Delacour, writing in The Waterfowl of the World Vol I, describes the Lesser Whitefront as...

We are are fast approaching my favourite time of the year. In January I look for the first snowdrops...

As we all know, butterflies like warmth and sunshine, so I didn’t expect to find many during my recent...

Mallorca not only has the largest wetlands in the Balearic Islands (see my last week’s post), it also has...

For many years the Balearic island of Mallorca was the most popular overseas destination for British birdwatchers, sampling the...

I write my contributions to 10000 Birds in my east-facing study: it has double glass doors, looking out onto...

Love it or loathe it, the Wood Pigeon is a most extraordinary creature. While almost every other farmland bird...

This morning I heard my first Cetti’s Warbler of 2025, a welcome sign of the changing year. Cetti’s Warblers...